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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour.

Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 2135 EST on 24/11/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District

Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

NSW

NW Plains E

053115

MOREE AERO

63.0

57.4

19/11/1995

NSW

N Tablelands W

056242

INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)

84.4

63.8

15/11/2000

TAS

Derwent Valley

095049

ASHTON (OUSE RIVER)

75.2

31.8

03/11/2005

60.2

17/12/1991

1 n

Highest grass minimum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

34.6

26.5

25/11/2005

27.0

28/02/2002

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 13:47EST, 04/11/2008.

Major centres

	Max ° C	+/- norm ° C	Min ° C	+/- norm ° C	Grass Min ° C	Rain to 9am mm	Evaporation to 9am mm	Sunshine hours	Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h)	Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT	21.2	-5.9	15.9	+2.1	13.7	0.0	8.8	--	589 (24.5)	46/12
PERTH AIRPORT	19.6	-6.1	13.1	+0.5	12.8	0.0	7.6	3.2	499 (20.8)	48/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	20.3	-0.4	12.7	+2.0	12.4	0.0	6.2	7.0	370 (15.4)	39/21
BUNBURY	19.9	-4.2	8.5	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	254 (10.6)	68/22
MANDURAH	18.6	--	13.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	377 (15.7)	63/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.9	+0.7	25.6	+0.3	25.0	0.0	--	10.1	372 (15.5)	30/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.0	+1.4	16.0	-1.8	14.0	0.2	--	--	--	--
WHYALLA AERO	20.0	-6.2	14.2	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	645 (26.9)	46/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.2	-3.6	13.3	-0.5	--	0.0	15.2	10.0	393 (16.4)	39/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.4	-3.8	9.8	+1.5	8.0	5.6	1.6	5.4	388 (16.2)	44/06
MOUNT ISA AERO	40.3	+4.0	23.8	+2.4	21.8	0.0	13.6	10.9	361 (15.0)	44/00
CAIRNS AERO	31.3	+0.7	21.4	-0.9	19.7	0.0	8.2	11.3	440 (18.3)	31/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.0	-0.7	17.7	-5.2	16.4	0.0	11.2	12.3	434 (18.1)	37/12
MACKAY M.O	29.5	+0.3	18.5	-3.2	--	0.0	--	10.9	337 (14.0)	26/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.1	+1.9	18.0	-1.5	16.4	0.0	9.2	--	230 ( 9.6)	41/12
BUNDABERG AERO	28.9	+0.7	19.7	+0.9	--	0.4	4.2	--	294 (12.3)	30/13
NAMBOUR DPI	28.0	0.0	19.0	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	26.5	+0.9	16.7	-1.5	--	0.2	--	--	175 ( 7.3)	35/08
BRISBANE AERO	28.1	+1.4	19.7	+1.8	19.2	0.0	5.0	1.2	291 (12.1)	31/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.7	-1.8	15.1	+0.8	--	0.2	--	--	650 (27.1)	41/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	27.0	-1.2	18.3	+3.4	18.1	7.4	5.0	--	185 ( 7.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.4	+2.5	16.9	+0.8	16.6	7.4	3.6	4.8	663 (27.6)	48/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	30.9	+6.2	16.8	+2.1	--	12.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	31.1	+5.7	16.9	+2.7	16.8	1.6	4.2	8.4	334 (13.9)	57/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	29.7	+4.7	16.1	+3.2	--	0.8	--	--	107 ( 4.5)	43/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.6	-0.1	12.0	+3.1	10.2	2.8	2.2	11.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.6	+0.8	18.1	+5.0	--	6.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	31.2	+7.3	17.0	+1.8	16.0	2.4	3.4	10.3	493 (20.5)	72/17
RICHMOND RAAF	29.0	+2.6	15.9	+2.2	--	0.4	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	--
BELLAMBI AWS	29.5	--	17.0	--	--	0.4	--	--	473 (19.7)	81/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	23.5	+1.0	13.2	+4.6	13.7	15.4	6.2	10.1	327 (13.6)	61/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	24.8	-0.7	16.8	+6.3	--	9.6	5.2	--	305 (12.7)	67/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	24.0	-1.2	17.0	+5.9	--	5.4	--	--	323 (13.5)	52/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.8	-4.5	14.1	+1.7	13.3	12.8	7.0	9.5	379 (15.8)	44/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.6	-1.7	13.1	+3.1	--	1.0	14.4	--	326 (13.6)	48/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.5	-4.1	13.4	+4.4	--	1.6	--	--	320 (13.3)	50/07
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.3	-3.6	14.6	+3.5	13.5	2.8	4.2	--	180 ( 7.5)	24/06
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	18.8	-1.9	12.9	+3.5	--	0.4	--	--	237 ( 9.9)	57/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.8	-3.7	10.0	+2.3	--	2.4	--	--	453 (18.9)	50/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.2	+2.0	13.1	+4.3	--	4.4	--	--	210 ( 8.8)	55/22
HOBART AIRPORT	15.5	-3.4	11.8	+2.7	11.3	0.0	4.2	4.6	525 (21.9)	65/15
	Max ° C	+/- norm ° C	Min ° C	+/- norm ° C	Grass Min ° C	Rain to 9am mm	Evaporation to 9am mm	Sunshine hours	Wind Run to 9am km	Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence

Hottest

Highest maximum temperature>

Greatest variation above normal maximum

Highest minimum temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

42.1 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
41.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.8 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
40.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
40.6 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+8.0 : 29.5 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
+7.3 : 31.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+7.0 : 30.3 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+6.8 : 30.3 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+6.8 : 28.2 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW

30.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
29.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
28.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

+7.8 : 16.4 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+7.7 : 13.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.4 : 14.7 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+7.3 : 14.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.1 : 15.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+7.1 : 10.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-9.8 : 18.3 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-9.7 : 19.2 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.4 : 19.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-9.4 : 21.5 MULLEWA Central West WA
-9.3 : 20.6 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW

0.7 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
4.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.9 : 6.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-5.2 : 17.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
-5.0 : 4.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-4.5 : 15.5 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-4.5 : 14.5 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD

Wettest

Sunniest & dullest

Windiest

Highest gusts

Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.

Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.

Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.

Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.

84.4 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
82.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
75.2 ASHTON (OUSE RIVER) Derwent Valley TAS
70.6 PALLAMALLAWA POST OFFICE NW Plains E NSW
70.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
65.0 RUDDS LANE ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
52.0 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST)
NW Plains E
70.6 PALLAMALLAWA POST OFFICE
67.6 BELLATA POST OFFICE
63.0 MOREE AERO
NW Slopes N
60.2 KINGS PLAINS (WINDERMERE)
57.6 WARIALDA POST OFFICE
56.0 NARRABRI (MT KAPUTAR NATIONAL PARK)
55.0 DELUNGRA POST OFFICE
51.0 GRAVESEND POST OFFICE
N Tablelands W
84.4 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)
82.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
70.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
67.0 INVERELL (ELSMORE VILLAGE)
54.2 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN

TASMANIA
Derwent Valley
75.2 ASHTON (OUSE RIVER)

12.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.3 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.5 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

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2.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.4 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
1.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1073 (44.7) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
940 (39.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
916 (38.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
870 (36.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
858 (35.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
813 (33.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
797 (33.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
765 (31.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
760 (31.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
756 (31.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
743 (31.0) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
732 (30.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
726 (30.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
722 (30.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
705 (29.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
692 (28.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
663 (27.6) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
654 (27.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
650 (27.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
645 (26.9) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
645 (26.9) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
642 (26.8) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
641 (26.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
625 (26.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
615 (25.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

106/23 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
104/16 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
94/09 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
94/17 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

Downpours	High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.	Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
NEW SOUTH WALES NW Plains W WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 10.0mm in 30 min to 02:00 20.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.2mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h NW Plains E MOREE AERO 16.0mm in 30 min to 04:30 32.0mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 16.2mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 20.4mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.8mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.8mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 13.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.6mm/h 45.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 15.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h N Tablelands W INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 21.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 21.2mm/h 22.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 22.6mm/h 49.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 16.3mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 22.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 22.2mm/h 36.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 12.0mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 18.2mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.3mm/h North Coast YAMBA PILOT STATION 12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.2mm/h EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.2mm/h South Coast BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS 11.8mm in 30 min to 12:00 23.6mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.8mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.8mm/h VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h E Central DUNNS HILL 15.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 15.2mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h TASMANIA N Coast LOW HEAD 18.2mm in 30 min to 14:30 36.4mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.2mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 18.2mm/h E Coast SWAN ISLAND 10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 83(290/ 63 ) at 19:34 NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NORAH HEAD AWS : 72(180/ 65 ) at 19:26 South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 83(230/ 63 ) at 17:00 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 95(340/ 76 ) at 10:30 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(240/ 65 ) at 17:31 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(240/ 95 ) at 17:15 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 87(190/ 76 ) at 20:00 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 85(180/ 72 ) at 22:00 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 93(210/ 82 ) at 19:48 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 100(170/ 85 ) at 19:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 76(230/ 67 ) at 16:30 W Coast MOUNT READ : 87(190/ 70 ) at 20:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 82(250/ 70 ) at 19:30